Bridge To Home Program is expanding into Brooklyn as NYC Health + Hospitals increases transitional housing and behavioral health services for unhoused New Yorkers living with serious mental illness. Officials say the expansion is designed to help patients stabilize, access long-term care, and transition into permanent supportive housing while reducing repeated hospitalizations and homelessness.
Bridge To Home Program Expands Into Brooklyn
Bridge To Home Program is expanding into Brooklyn as NYC Health + Hospitals moves forward with a second transitional housing facility designed to support unhoused New Yorkers living with serious mental illness.
The new Crown Heights location will provide housing, behavioral health treatment, medical care, and wraparound support services for vulnerable residents transitioning out of psychiatric inpatient care.
New details emerged through a press release published via NYC Newswire, the Brooklyn site will build on the early success of the program’s Manhattan facility, which opened in 2025 and has already helped patients stabilize and move toward permanent housing placements.
The expansion reflects growing efforts across New York City to address the connection between homelessness, mental health treatment, housing instability, and repeated hospital admissions.
What the Bridge To Home Program Provides
The Brooklyn Bridge To Home Program facility will serve up to 50 guests at a time and offer stays of up to 12 months while residents work toward securing permanent supportive housing.
The site will include:
- 24/7 on-site behavioral health support
- Psychiatric and medical treatment
- Housing navigation assistance
- Individual and group therapy
- Substance use treatment services
- Case management and social services
- Recreational and therapeutic group activities
NYC Health + Hospitals providers from Woodhull Hospital will oversee care coordination and treatment services at the facility.
Officials say the goal is to create a stable, supportive environment that helps residents continue recovery after leaving inpatient psychiatric treatment.
Early Results From Manhattan Site Show Positive Outcomes
NYC Health + Hospitals says the Manhattan Bridge To Home location has already demonstrated strong early outcomes since opening in September 2025.
According to hospital officials:
- More than 87 percent of current guests attend weekly clinical visits
- Approximately two-thirds completed housing applications
- Four guests have been matched with permanent housing
- Three guests have already transitioned into permanent supportive housing
The Brooklyn expansion will increase total program capacity to approximately 100 New Yorkers citywide.
Mental Health and Housing Stability Remain Connected Challenges
City officials say the program is designed to break the cycle between hospitals, shelters, and homelessness that many individuals with serious mental illness experience.
“For New Yorkers living with serious mental illness, the cycle between shelters, hospitals and the streets has become a revolving door that the City has accepted for too long,” said Mayor Zohran Mamdani. “This program will help break that cycle with continuous care and a path to permanent housing.”
NYC Health + Hospitals President and CEO Mitchell Katz said the program helps fill a major gap between inpatient psychiatric treatment and stable long-term housing.
Officials say many patients leaving psychiatric hospitals still require continued support even after they no longer meet inpatient admission requirements.
The program also builds on NYC Health + Hospitals’ broader Housing for Health initiative, which has already helped house nearly 1,500 patients.
Brooklyn Leaders Support Expansion
Several Brooklyn elected officials and healthcare leaders voiced support for bringing the Bridge To Home Program to Crown Heights.
Supporters say the initiative addresses both behavioral health treatment and housing insecurity simultaneously rather than treating them as separate issues.
Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso said the program creates “stability and continuity of care” for vulnerable residents transitioning back into the community.
City Council Member Crystal Hudson said the initiative recognizes that housing and healthcare are deeply interconnected for unhoused New Yorkers experiencing serious mental illness.
Officials also noted that the Crown Heights location keeps residents close to NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull and the broader public hospital system.
What Happens Next
The Brooklyn Bridge To Home Program site is expected to welcome its first residents in early fall 2026.
NYC Health + Hospitals will continue staffing the facility with multidisciplinary teams including psychiatric providers, nurses, social workers, peer specialists, and behavioral health professionals.
Officials say the expansion represents a broader long-term strategy focused on reducing emergency room visits, strengthening outpatient care engagement, and improving long-term housing stability for New Yorkers experiencing severe mental illness.
Additional details were first outlined in a press release published via NYC Newswire.
The Brooklyn expansion also highlights how New York City increasingly views housing stability, behavioral healthcare, and homelessness prevention as interconnected public health priorities.
What Readers Want To Know
What is the Bridge To Home Program?
Bridge To Home Program is a transitional housing initiative from NYC Health + Hospitals that supports unhoused New Yorkers living with serious mental illness.
Where is the new facility opening?
The second Bridge To Home location will open in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
What services does the program provide?
The program offers behavioral health treatment, medical care, housing support, therapy, case management, and 24/7 on-site services.
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